Fabric sprayer



March 19, 1929. F. HINNEKENS -FABRIC SPRAYER Filed Jan. 22, 1926 WITNESS Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

1,705,919 .PATENTOIF'FIJCE.

FLORENT HINNEKENS, FATE-RS011, NEWJ ERSEY,

FABRIC sPRAYEn.

Application filed January 22, 1326. 7 Serial No. 83,068.

This invention relates to apparatus for treating fabrics in the rope form with liquids, as phosphating liquid and water for washing, and in particular. to the device for supplying the liquid to the fabric, In phosphating and washing the fabric, in the form of a rope, extends around a succession of suitably rotated drums, each turn of the fabric around a drum hanging therefrom in a loosebight into a vat or vat-section, and. the liquid is supplied to the rope by a nozzle so shaped that the rope passes through 1t; thus there is produced a succession of l1qu1d-' treating units, and generally every other mainder washing water.

course only illustrates one application of the nozzle supplies phosphate liquid and the re- This system of present invention, which consists in part of a nozzle through which the rope may be passed and which I have constructed so that it is interchangeably adapted for either a flooding delivery ora spraying delivery of s the liquid and also so that while the body'of the device is formed of metal provision 1s made for protecting the goods from contact with such metal body. I

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Fig; l'iS a vertical sectional view, showing a fragment of the rope and the parts in position for a flooding liquid-delivery;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, the rope being omitted and'the parts in position for spraying; and 1 Fig. 3 is a plan. v

The nozzle casing l is-an annular structure having an inlet '2, to whichthe liquid supply pipe 8, having a regulating valve 3, may be suitably connected. It contains an annular upstanding wall concentric with its annular or vertical wall and of sufficiently less diameterthan the latter to divide the space within the easing into a passage proper formed in said annular wall and an annular chamber 4 surrounding the latter, said upstanding wall being here formed by a sleeve 5 which is threaded at 5" and screwed up into a threaded opening l in the bottom Wall of the casing. The sleeve may by turn ing it be made to stand at any desired elevation, thus being in effect a valve, and when. adjusted to that end it may be secured by a lock-nut 6 preferably packed, as at 6 The top of the casing is formed as a horizontal wall 1 which is provided with a central opening 7 of less diameter than sleeve 5; in-

flange overhanging the sleeve all around. Inapplying certain liquids, as in washing, the rope A of goods should be delugedwith the liquid, wherefore the sleeve is then adjusted down (Fig. 1) in applying other liquids, as in phosphating, a forceful 'jet orspray is wanted, wherefore theis-leeve is then adjusted up (Fig. 2), leaving a more or less narrow continuous slit between its, upper edge and flange l e It is desired to provide for guiding the rope A clear of contact with thecasing 1, which is of metal, so that by corrosion thereof due to chemicals in the liquids or otherwise the goods will not be stained or in any way injured; it is also-desired that the construction of the device should insure a deluging or flooding of thegoods as complete as possible when the sleeve is set for the flooding operation. To these ends I providethe upper ring 8 and the lower ring 9, these being preferably of some vitreous or other substance which will not stain or otherwise injure the goods. r

jv The ring Spre-ferably has a smooth convex cross-section, and it is mounted loosely .in a top housing of the casing formed by an upstanding concentric wall 1 thereon;the

ring 8 seats on the flange l and loosely fits in the housing.

Ring 9 preferably hasan inwardly beveled top surface and its inner edge is convex an inward flangee of. sleeve 5; it is capable of removal, but it more or less snugly fits thev sleeve.

'lhepurpose'of spraying the goods is to" this traps the liquid in the zone of ring 9 so thatv even when the device is used as a spray there is a flooding of the goods in the zone above ring 9 and around the goods andthe escape of theli'quid from the nozzle is almost entirely as an incident of absorption, wherefore complete saturation is a necessary result V or rounded in cross-section and its seats on and little of the liquid leaves the nozzlegoods and forming around itself within said without doing service, which in the case of the phosphating liquor means an appreciable economy. The method here indicated I believe is in itself new in the art; wherefore I claim it herein.

lit is preferable to coat all metal parts with porcelain or other vitreous substance in order to protect the goods from any possibility of their being stained by corrosive deposits present on the parts.

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A nozzle of the class described including, with a casing having an aperture therethrough through which the goods to be treated extends and a liquid space arranged to flank and being open toward the goods when extending through said aperture, a valve movable in the casing back and forth lengthwise of the direction in which the goods extends to vary the liquid flow from said space, said nozzle having means to admit liquid to said space.

2. A nozzle of the class described including, with a casing having an aperture therethrough through which the goods to be treat ed extends and a liquid space formed to surround and being open inwardly toward the goods when extending through said aperture, an annular valve arranged to surround the goods when so extending through the aperture and movable in the casing back and forth lengthwise of the direction in which the goods extends to vary the flow from said space, said nozzle having means to admit liquid to said space.

o. A nozzle of the class described including a hollow casing having opposite spaced walls apertured for the reception of the goods to be trcated'and an annular wall in the casing arranged to extend around. the goods and forming around itse 1. within said casing an annular liquid chamber and being movable in one of said spaced walls toward and from the other, said nozzle having means to admit liquid to said chamber.

4:. A nozzle oi the class described including a. hollow casing having opposite spaced walls apertured for the reception oi the goods to be treated and an annular wall in the casing arranged to extend around the casing an annular liquid chamber, said an nular wall being screwed into one of the first-named walls and forming with the other wall a liquid outlet from said space, and said nozzle having means to admit liquid to said space.

5. A nozzle of the class described including a hollow casing having opposite spaced walls apertured for the reception of the goods to be treated and an annular wail in the casing arranged to extend around the goods and forming around itself within said (3 ng an annular liquid chamber and being screwed into one of said spaced walls and thereby movable therein toward and from the other said nozzle having means to admit liquid to said chamber.

6. A nozzle of theclass described including a hollow casing having oppositespaeed upper and lower walls apertured for the re ception of the goods to be treatethan annular wall in the casing arranged to extend around the goods and forming around itself within said casing an annular liqui chamher and being remorablv arranged ineue of said spaced walls spaced from t e other, said nozzle having means to adn..t liquid to said chamber, and a goods-contact ring arranged to be penetrated by the goods and seated within the annular wall.

7. A passaged nozzle of the class de: including two separable apertured parts arranged one within the other so that their apertures form. longitudinally oilsct portions of a passage for the fabric to betreated, there being a liquid space around the passage and between said parts, said space having means to admit liquid thereto and means permitting liquid ilow into the passage.

8. A passaged nozzle of the class described including two separable apertured parts ranged one within the other so that their apertures form longitudinallyoffset po ions of a passage for the fabric to be treated, there being a liquid space around the sage and between said parts, said space having means to admit liquid thereto and said parts forming between them a liquid outlet from raid space to said passage.

- In testimony whereof ll aliix my signature.

FLORENT HINNEKENS.

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